How To Install chromium-shell on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-shell on Debian 10.
What is chromium-shell
chromium-shell is:
Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet browsing experience.
This package provides a minimal version of the chromium user interface (the content shell).
There are three methods to install chromium-shell on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chromium-shell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-shell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-shell
Install chromium-shell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-shell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-shell
Install chromium-shell Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-shell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-shell
How To Uninstall chromium-shell on Debian 10
To uninstall only the chromium-shell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-shell
Uninstall chromium-shell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-shell
Remove chromium-shell Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-shell configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-shell
Remove chromium-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-shell
Dependencies
chromium-shell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-shell package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.